Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s Special Envoy, Edmund Hinkson. (FP) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s Special Envoy, Edmund Hinkson, M.P., will represent her at the inauguration of the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali. Mr. Hinkson will attend the morning ceremony, scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, August 8, at Guyana’s National Cultural […]
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Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.(BTMI) The Government of Barbados has implemented a travel ‘Bubble’ for specific countries with a low incidence of COVID-19, effective August 5, 2020. They are St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis and Grenada. Under these new travel protocols, persons travelling within the ‘Bubble’ who have not travelled to or […]
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Humphrey: Connecting Caribbean People Important Acting Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kirk Humphrey (left); Head of Global Markets, BTMI, Petra Roach; and Director of Caribbean and Latin America, BTMI, Corey Garrett (right), present interCaribbean Eastern Caribbean Operations Director, Gilles Busstuli, with a plaque and a token of appreciation following the inaugural flight of the […]
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DPI, GUYANA, Sunday August 2, 2020 Pictured above President Irfaan Ali Dr Mohammed Irfaan Ali this afternoon took the oath of office which will see him serving as Guyana’s 9th Executive President. Dr. Ali took the oath before Chancellor (ag) of the Judiciary Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC). In the presence […]
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Guyanese, I have seen the ‘declaration’ issued by the Chairman of the Elections Commission, Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, SC, CCH, in accordance with the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana (at Article 177 (2)), on 2nd August 2020. I have stated, repeatedly, from the start of the electoral process, that the A Partnership for […]
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The following statement was issued this evening by Prime Minister Mia Mottley: “As I indicated in a previous statement, the Government of Barbados has met with a number of airlines who have expressed interest in operating in the eastern and southern Caribbean. “Barbados is fortunate that Inter Caribbean has been chosen as its southern hub […]
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Members of the public are invited to sign condolence books for the late cricketing icon, Sir Everton DeCourcey Weekes, at two viewings next week. Persons may pay their respects on Tuesday, July 28, at the Empire Club, Pavilion Road, Bank Road, St. Michael, and on Wednesday, July 29, at Legends Cricket Club, Fontabelle, St. Michael, […]
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Georgetown, Guyana (July 27, 2020): His Excellency, David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana is saddened at the death of former Prime Minister of Barbados, Mr. Owen Seymour Arthur. He was 70 years old. Mr. Arthur, who served as Barbados’ fifth Prime Minister for three consecutive terms from 1994 to 2008, died this morning […]
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PICTURED: Prime Minister Owen Arthur ( at right ) meets with the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Barbados is observing three days of national mourning for former prime minister Owen Seymour Arthur, 70, who died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital during the early hours of Monday. BY BGIS | JUL 27, 2020 | BANNER, TOP STORIES Barbados Government Information Service Barbados […]
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Former Prime Minister, The Right HonourableOwen Arthur. (BGIS Library) Former Prime Minister of Barbados, The Right Honourable Owen Arthur, passed away earlier today at 12.26 a.m. Starting today, Monday, July 27, due to the passing of the former Prime Minister, there will be a period of national mourning for three days. In addition, all flags […]
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